17th Conference Info - Telugu Association of North America

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17th TANA CONFERENCE
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2009 TANA Lifetime Achievement Award to
Sri S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Prabhakar Choudary Kakarala, President of Telugu Association of North America
(TANA), announced that the 2009 TANA Lifetime Achievement Award will be
presented to the famous Telugu singer, music director, actor, and television host Sri S.P.
Balasubrahmanyam. The award will be presented to Sri Balasubrahmanyam at the 17th
TANA Conference to be held at Rosemont Convention Center (Chicago) on July 2,3, and
4, 2009.
Since 1999, TANA has been presenting Lifetime Achievement Awards at its biannual
North American Telugu Conferences to eminent Telugu people that have scaled the
pinnacles of their chosen field. Previous Awardees include Srimathi P. Susheela, Sri
Vempati China Satyam, Sri D. Ramanaidu, Professor C.R. Rao, Sri Velagapudi Dutt,
Professor Velcheru Narayana Rao, and Sri Gummadi Venkateswara Rao.
Sri Sripathi Panditaaraadhyula Balasubrahmanyam, popularly known as S.P.
Balasubrahmanyam or SPB, was born on June 4, 1946 in Konetammapeta in the Nellore
district of the state of Andhra Pradesh. His father, Sri S.P. Sambamurthy was a wellknown exponent of Harikatha. Sri Balasubrahmanyam was passionate about music from
his early days, and pursued it even as he was studying engineering. In 1964, Sri
Balasubrahmanyam won the first prize in a music competition for amateur singers
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organized by the Madras-based Telugu Cultural Organization, and
earned his first opportunity from music director SP Kodandapani in
1966 in the film Sri Sri Sri Maryada Ramanna. Since then, Sri S.P.
Balasubrahmanyam has sung over 36,000 songs in Telugu, Tamil,
Kannada, Hindi and Malayalam. He holds the Guinness record for the most
number of songs rendered by a male singer. Much loved by everyone in the film industry,
Sri S.P. Balasubrahmanyam is highly regarded by musicians and composers for his
versatility and virtuosity. Despite a vigorous singing career spanning 4 decades, Sri S.P.
Balasubrahmanyam has donned several other avatars, giving his best in every one of
them and enjoying the variety of the experience to the full. He has acted in more than 70
movies, composed music for 47 films, and produced 4 films. He has been the host of
many popular television shows in Telugu starting with Paaduthaa Theeyagaa in mid
1990s.
Among the many honors previously received by Sri S.P. Balasubrahmanyam are the
Padmashri Award from the President of India, a doctorate from the Potti Sreeramulu
Telugu University, five National Awards for Playback Singing, beginning with his song
Omkaaraa naadaanusandhamou… from the film Sanakraabharanam in 1979, 21 Nandi
Awards from the Government of AP, the Kalai Mamani Award from the Government of
Tamilnadu, and several Filmfare Awards.
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The Seventeenth TANA Conference
July 2nd - 4th, 2009, Chicago, IL
TANA in collaboration with MAA TV
Presents
INDO-AMERICAN SUPER SINGERS III
FINALS TO BE STAGED AT THE TANA CONFERENCE
Telugu Association of North America (TANA), in collaboration with the
popular MAA TV, is conducting a first of its kind, unique and innovative talent
search among North American Telugu singers. This competition in three rounds will
culminate with the Finals of the MAA TV SUPER SINGERS III competition on the
Main Stage during primetime at the 17th TANA Conference in Chicago on Friday,
July 3 and will be telecast by MAA TV.
Starting Wednesday, May 13, 2009, MAA TV will present a new competition,
SUPER SINGERS III, featuring the finalists and winners of its hugely popular recent
competitions, SUPER SINGERS, SUPER SINGER Juniors, and RELA RE RELA.
Three teams of six singers will battle through 26 episodes where six top singers will
emerge to win the right to compete in the Finals on TANA Conference Main Stage on
July 3. They will join the finalists of the NORTH AMERICAN SUPER SINGERS
Competition. Watch MAA TV on Wednesday and Thursday evenings for this
exciting, unique program.
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The NORTH AMERICAN SUPERSINGERS Competition will begin with First
Round competitions in Toronto, New Jersey, Washington, DC, Orlando, Dallas,
Detroit and San Jose between May 30 and June 15. Two winners from each of these
competitions will participate in the Semifinals to be conducted on TANA Main Stage
on July 2. From these, two finalists will compete for the TANA SUPER SINGER Title
on July 3. Both the Semifinals and the Finals will be televised by MAA TV.
TANA MAA TV SUPER SINGER III competition will be hosted by the famous
anchor Suma, and judged by Mano, Suddala Ashok Teja, Chandra Bose and Goreti
Venkanna, all of whom would be present during the Finals at the TANA Conference.
Participating singers include the sensational Junior singers (Sugandhini,
Jayant Madhur, Sumasri, Haripriya, Krishna Tejaswi), Senior singers (Ravali,
Jayasimha, Srinidhi, Jyothsna, Sowmya), along with the RELA RE RELA singers
(Bangaru Raju, Janaki Rao, Geetha Madhuri, Swami, Vijay, Ravi). Mentoring the
singers are the Young Sensations Pranavi, Srikrishna, and Shiva Nagulu. You can
watch the exciting and very enjoyable Finals live only at the TANA Conference!
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For more information on TANA- MAA TV North American Super Singer
Competition and to participate, please contact Srinivas Jarugula at 407-267-7595 or
e-mail: srinij2000@yahoo.com
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Hotels Information
Hyatt Regency O'Hare (Official Headquarters Hotel)
Address:
9300 W Bryn Mawr Ave, Rosemont, IL 60018
Rates:
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Cut-off date:
June 17, 2009
Call: 847-696-1234 or 800-233-1234
Group /convention code: G-RRRR
To Reserve:
Web site:
King : $109 / night
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Double: $112 / night
http://ohare.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp
Embassy Suites Hotel O’Hare
Address:
55500 North River Road, Rosemont, IL 60018
Rates:
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Cut-off date:
June 17, 2009
Call: 847-678-4000 or 800-362-2779
Group /convention code: TAN
To Reserve:
Web site:
King : $115 / night
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Double: $125 / night
http://embassysuites1.hilton.com
Doubletree Hotel O’Hare
Address:
5460 North River Road, Rosemont, IL 60018
Rates:
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Cut-off date:
June 17, 2009
Call: 847-292-9100 or 800-222-8733
Group /convention code: TAN
To Reserve:
Web site:
King : $105 / night
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Double: $105 / night
http:// doubletree1.hilton.com
17th TANA Conference Theme and Logo
After a long and thorough research and analysis, the Steering committee unanimously
accepted " ాంక క కాసం - ాంస ృ క
సం" “Technological Innovation-Cultural
Celebration” as the theme for the 17th TANA Conference to be held July 2-4, 2009 at the
Rosemont Convention Center, Chicago.
Since its inception in 1978, TANA’s main focus has been on preserving, propagating and
sharing our rich Telugu cultural, literary and spiritual heritage in this adopted homeland.
‘Our Youth are our heritage’ is inscribed under TANA logo. It truly reflects the ideals of the
forefathers of TANA to encourage our offspring to assimilate and adapt our traditions and
values we cherish so much. As many of us have witnessed over the last three decades,
TANA and its biennial conferences have highlighted those elements of our culture that are
ingrained in our upbringing.
Our younger Diasporas have successfully acquired praiseworthy skills in arts, languages,
business and lately, information technology. These new avenues brought name, fame and
prosperity to our families and to our motherland. In order to acknowledge and recognize
the astonishing accomplishments of this generation, we chose ‘Technological
Innovation’. The upper half of our logo includes the now famous sculpture ‘Cloud Gate’
(aka the Bean) located in the beautiful Millennium Park of Chicago designed by an Indian
born artist, Anish Kapoor. According to the city tourism estimates, it is the most
photographed landmark in Chicago. The ‘Bean’ is a reflection (no pun intended) of the
consummate skills where art and technology are at their best.
‘You can take a person out of a country, but you cannot take the country out of a person’.
We keep our traditional values and ethnic heritage close to our heart, no matter how far or
how long we are away from our ‘roots’. We will never stop celebrating our culture. Hence
‘Cultural Celebration’ is an integral part of the theme. Our Telugu heritage is rooted not
only in visual arts and crafts, but also richly in education, literature, philosophy, religion,
social and political reform. The logo fittingly includes the venerable statue of Gowthama
Buddha in the serene Hussain Sagar Lake.
We like to emphasize the concept of the theme to be different from a slogan, as we
diligently try to carry the essence of the theme throughout the conference.
We thank all the people that sent in great suggestions, the distillation of which resulted in
the evolution of the current Theme and Logo for the 17th TANA Conference in Chicago.
Submitted by
Yalavarthi Ramaraja Bhushanudu
17th TANA CONFERENCE
Religious & Spirituality Seminars
The
Religious
and
Spirituality
Committee is pleased to offer a wide
variety of activities and seminars that
will generate a lot of stimulating
intellectual debates, and spiritual
enlightenment. Several ceremonies of
religious and spiritual importance are
being planned. Besides lectures and
seminars on various topics of general
interest, classes on yoga and
meditation will be offered by experts.
Sri Venkateswara Kalyanam and Sita Rama Kalyanam will be celebrated on
the premises authentically by renowned priests from Sri Balaji Temple and
Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago with the participation of devotees. Please
register early, as seating is limited. www.tana09.com
Some of the Leaders in Theology at the conference
Sri Paripoornanadagiri
Swami
Rajiv Malhotra
Dr. Richard Benkin
Swami Kamala Kumar
Brahmarshi
Mihir Meghani
Swami Chidatmananda
Subhash Patriji
S.N. Balagangadhara
Swami Siddhartha
Dr. Shekhar Mayanil